Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a new civil lawsuit Monday in federal court.
The complaint, first obtained by NBC News, was filed in the Southern District of New York on behalf of an unnamed woman. The incidents alleged in the complaint date back to 2004 and include allegations that he sexually assaulted and raped her in a Manhattan hotel room when she was a 19-year-old college student.
The suit was filed by Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee, who announced at a press conference on October 1 that he represented the lawsuit. Defendant suing Combs — Pursuant to the Sexual Violence Victims Protection Act. Under the law, victims have two years to file transfer claims, until March 2025.
“We will try to file cases that we believe are credible and legitimate,” Buzbee told NBC News.
The lawsuit filed Monday names Combs and several of his businesses as defendants, and the plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages.
NBC News has not independently corroborated any of the allegations in the complaint.
“There are overarching themes here, as you can see,” Buzbee told NBC News before filing the lawsuit. “Basically, Sean Combs feels like he can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants.”
NBC News has reached out to Combs’ legal team for comment. But Combs previously denied all civil and criminal claims through his attorney, saying the accusations against him were “disgusting” and a result of people wanting “a quick paycheck.”
New documents have been filed as the embattled music mogul continues his fight. pretrial detention on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Although the specific allegations in the lawsuit are new, court documents present a shocking picture of violence and drug-fueled partying that mirrors some of the details of his case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed criminal charges. transmission.
The lawsuit comes after a New York judge issued a ruling. Combs criminal case trial date May 5. He is currently awaiting trial at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Federal prosecutors said at a hearing last week that they were examining data on devices belonging to Combs that were seized earlier this year, as well as more than 90 devices seized when he was arrested in New York.
Combs, who has been denied bail twice by two judges, is trying to overturn those decisions. Prior to last week’s hearing, Combs’ attorneys filed a bail appeal with a federal appeals court in New York.
Buzbee’s latest civil suit is one of several lawsuits filed after Combs’ ex-girlfriend. Cassandra “Cathy” Ventures A federal lawsuit was filed in New York nearly a year ago accusing Combs of physical and sexual abuse over several years. Combs and Ventura reached a settlement the next day for an undisclosed sum. In a statement at the time of settlement, Combs denied all charges.
But in May, CNN released surveillance video showing Combs assaulting Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. Combs apologized. But he said it was a one-off and that he had changed after receiving treatment.
Last week, Combs’ legal team filed a petition alleging that the government provided CNN with video of the incident involving Ventura and is responsible for leaking other information to the media.
“Between the grand jury leaks and inflammatory public statements, agents ensured that the grand jury, as well as the general public from which we would soon select the jurors, was tainted,” the filing states.
Combs’ legal team is seeking an evidentiary hearing on the matter, but prosecutors have denied the charges. The judge overseeing the case said at a hearing last week that he would likely issue a mutual gag order preventing both sides from contacting the media.
In the months following Ventura’s lawsuit, several individuals sued Combs. Dawn RichardsThe former member of the girl group Danity Kane claimed Combs groped her, assaulted her, confined her and threatened her life.
— CNBC’s Dan Mangan contributed.
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